AllBusiness. comMany typical after-work company-sanctioned activities, like happy hours or baseball games, can tend to optimize for a specific demographic, whether by age, gender, or personal social preferences. These activities can also be alienating for people who have outside family responsibilities or different interests, and who feel pressured to attend to be part of company bonding, which shouldn’t be the case. —Roger Lee, Captain401First, let me prelude by saying these can very powerful perks under the right circumstances—if you’re publicly trading, for example, and employees can see that their stock is worth “X,” or you’re hiring high-level executives who want a slice of the company.
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Many typical after-work company-sanctioned activities, like happy hours or baseball games, can tend to optimize for a specific demographic, whether by age, gender, or personal social preferences. These activities can also be alienating for people who have outside family responsibilities or different interests, and who feel pressured to attend to be part of company bonding, which shouldn’t be the case. Continue reading “These 13 Employee Perks Weren’t Such Great Ideas After All”